As Agriculture Month is being observed, cash crop farmers have said that a change in the weather pattern which saw rainfall all through August has resulted in them cultivating late, harvesting a smaller quantity and selling at increased prices.
Vernon Sooklall, a farmer of Parika Backdam, told Stabroek News that they would usually be harvesting in August but this year the inclement weather prevented them from even getting to prepare the land on time.
Despite the vegetables selling for high prices, it still could not compensate him for losses.
